Canadian finance minister says country not a tax haven

TORONTO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Canada is not a tax haven but
its government is always looking to make the country more
attractive to foreign investors, Canadian Finance Minister Joe
Oliver said on Tuesday.

Corporate tax laws have come under scrutiny following a
spate of international deals structured to benefit U.S.
companies by shifting their domiciles abroad. Last week, the
U.S. government imposed tough new rules aimed at making these
"inversion" deals less appealing.

"We're not presenting ourselves as a tax haven," Oliver said
at a Bloomberg conference in New York. "We've got a competitive
tax regime. We have a legal system that is reliable and
objective and we don't discriminate against foreign companies."